James Irwin

James Irwin is recorded in the structured authorities (1930–1991). The authority record describes James Irwin as James Irwin studied at University of Michigan, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and United States Naval Academy. the recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is aeronautical engineering. Employment is recorded with National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Work by James Irwin is recorded in the collections of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and J. Paul Getty Museum. Distinctions recorded are NASA Distinguished Service Medal, United Nations Peace Medal, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame and International Space Hall of Fame.

Also recorded as Jim Irwin; James B. Irwin; James Benson Irwin.

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Identity

James Irwin is recorded as military officer, astronaut, aircraft pilot, military flight engineer and preacher. James Irwin is recorded with the citizenship of United States. Open Library catalogues 9 works under this name.

Works and catalogued output

What James Irwin produced.

Specification of James Irwin : fruit lozenges. is dated 1856 and held by Wellcome Collection. Untitled is dated 1969 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1969.244). The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 5 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 9 works under this heading.

Context

The circumstances in which James Irwin stands.

A treatise on gunnery, in theory and practice; or The doctrine of projectiles demonstrated on simple geometrical principles . To which in subjoined an appendix, containing some useful remarks, &c. on surveying. By James Irwin, of Limerick, mathematician. is dated 1787 and held by Wellcome Collection. Shiatzu : Japanese finger pressure for energy, sexual vitality and relief from tension and pain / by Yukiko Irwin ; with James Wagenvoord ; foreword by M. Dorothea Kerr ; illustrations by Raymond Burns. is dated 1977 and held by Wellcome Collection. The failure of the French crusade , or the advantages to be derived by Great Britain from the restoration of Egypt to the Turks. By Eyles Irwin, Esq. is dated 1799 and held by Wellcome Collection. <i>The Doctor's Quick Weight Loss Diet,</i> Irwin Maxwell Stillman and Samm Sinclair Baker is dated 1970 and held by Wellcome Collection. "Mr. Carter's topic will be 'How I conquer stage fright.'" is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2003.586). "Oh, relax. I'll just charge you half fare." is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2003.585).

The Lessons of May is dated 1983 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2012.406). Mann of E. S. is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2006.386). Irwin H. Herskowitz Booklets is dated 1999 and held by Wellcome Collection.

Holdings and surviving copies

The Art Institute of Chicago records 5 objects associated with this heading. James Irwin Drawings (2013) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Wellcome Collection records 26 objects associated with this heading.

Catalogued works

18 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1969 to 1999.

More Than Earthlings. Midnight in Chattanooga. Mechatronics. Specification of James Irwin. A thing or two about golf. An introduction to Maori religion. Destination Moon. Introduction to Maoir Religion. The It's Just Lunch Guide to Dating in Pittsburgh (It's Just Lunch!). To Rule the Night. Untitled, dated 1969, acrylic paint on cast acrylic, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1969.244. "Oh, relax. I'll just charge you half fare.", dated n.d., graphite on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2003.585. "Mr. Carter's topic will be 'How I conquer stage fright.'", dated n.d., graphite, with smudging, on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2003.586. Mann of E. S., dated n.d., color lithograph on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2006.386. The Lessons of May, dated 1983, collage of cut and pasted ivory wove papers, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2012.406. Irwin H. Herskowitz Booklets, dated 1999, held by Wellcome Collection. <i>The Doctor's Quick Weight Loss Diet,</i> Irwin Maxwell Stillman and Samm Sinclair Baker, dated 1970, held by Wellcome Collection. Shiatzu : Japanese finger pressure for energy, sexual vitality and relief from tension and pain / by Yukiko Irwin ; with James Wagenvoord ; foreword by M. Dorothea Kerr ; illustrations by Raymond Burns., dated 1977, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 26 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

Irwin, James Alexander Hamilton, Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2013.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

James Irwin studied at University of Michigan, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and United States Naval Academy. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is aeronautical engineering.

Employment is recorded with National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Work by James Irwin is recorded in the collections of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and J. Paul Getty Museum.

Distinctions recorded are NASA Distinguished Service Medal, United Nations Peace Medal, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame and International Space Hall of Fame.

Chronology

  1. 1787A treatise on gunnery, in theory and practice; or The doctrine of projectiles demonstrated on simple geometrical principles . To which in subjoined an appendix, containing some useful remarks, &c. on surveying. By James Irwin, of Limerick, mathematician. is dated 1787 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  2. 1799The failure of the French crusade , or the advantages to be derived by Great Britain from the restoration of Egypt to the Turks. By Eyles Irwin, Esq. is dated 1799 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  3. 1856Specification of James Irwin : fruit lozenges. is dated 1856 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  4. 1930James Irwin born.
  5. 1969Untitled is dated 1969 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1969.244).
  6. 1970<i>The Doctor's Quick Weight Loss Diet,</i> Irwin Maxwell Stillman and Samm Sinclair Baker is dated 1970 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  7. 1977Shiatzu : Japanese finger pressure for energy, sexual vitality and relief from tension and pain / by Yukiko Irwin ; with James Wagenvoord ; foreword by M. Dorothea Kerr ; illustrations by Raymond Burns. is dated 1977 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  8. 1983The Lessons of May is dated 1983 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2012.406).
  9. 1991James Irwin died.
  10. 1999Irwin H. Herskowitz Booklets is dated 1999 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  11. 2003"Mr. Carter's topic will be 'How I conquer stage fright.'" is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2003.586).
  12. 2003"Oh, relax. I'll just charge you half fare." is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2003.585).
  13. 2006Mann of E. S. is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2006.386).
  14. 2013James Irwin Drawings (2013) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  15. 2013James Irwin digitised by Internet Archive.
  16. 2013James Irwin Drawings digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Irwin, Cyril James, (4 Jan. 1881–7 May 1962), late Commissioner, Central Provinces, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Irwin, James Alexander Hamilton, Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Irwin, Lord, (James Charles Wood) (born 24 Aug. 1977), Who's Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Irwin, Sir James (Campbell), (23 June 1906–24 July 1990), Partner in Woods, Bagot, Laybourne-Smith &amp; Irwin, Architects, Adelaide, 1930–74, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for James Irwin (Internet Archive), 9 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 3 articles naming James Irwin.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 32 digitised items catalogued under James Irwin as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with James Irwin.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 26 works naming James Irwin.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    “James Irwin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q297801: James Irwin

    authority record · Unverified · Wikidata

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Plates

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Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, uses a scoop in making a trench in the lunar soil during Apollo 15 extravehicular activity (EVA). Mount Hadley rises approximately 14,765 feet (about 4,500 meters) above the plain in the background.

Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, uses a scoop in making a trench in the lunar soil during Apollo 15 extravehicular activity (EVA). Mount Hadley rises approximately 14,765 feet (about 4,500 meters) above the plain in the background.

NASA David Scott · https://images.nasa.gov/details/as15-92-12424 http://dayton.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/LARGE/GPN-2000-001129.jpg on the Wayback Machine at the Wayback Machine http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001129 · Public domain

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